Javascript api

MikeR · Post by **MikeR** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:14 am

Does anyone know of a good javascript api that can be integrated with Irrlicht?
I've been searching the forum and haven't found anything.

eXodus · Post by **eXodus** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:33 am

Irrlicht isn't an ActiveX component, so I doubt it can easily be integrated with javascript. WildTangent offers such capabilities though...

MikeR · Post by **MikeR** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:49 am

Hmm, ok. Then I guess to add interactivity to Irrlicht one would have to make xml files instead of javascript?

eXodus · Post by **eXodus** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:48 am

Or any scripting in general...LUA comes in mind...

MikeR · Post by **MikeR** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:53 am

Thanks. I'll check it out.

Murphy · Post by **Murphy** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:30 am

A Javascript binding wouldn't be that much more or less trouble than any other high level binding, really. Assuming that's what you want...

If you wanted to use Microsoft's JScript, you could wrap the parts of Irrlicht you're interested in with a COM interface, which would also let you use it with about a zillion other ActiveScript scripting languages (VBScript, Perl and TCL to name three) or any language that can use COM/Automation (VB and Delphi to name two).

Or you could use the Javascript engine that's part of Mozilla (known as the Spidermonkey engine -- google that), which would be more similar to doing a Lua binding.

Or you could probably use Irrlicht's .Net binding with Microsoft JScript.Net (possibly requiring writing some additional glue), which would probably be the easiest.

If you just wanted to have some scriptability in your app using Javascript, you could use any of those too. Personally, I'd favor JScript (the ActiveScript one) as I prefer automatic reference counting to scanning GC which the other two use.

XargoL · Post by **XargoL** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:57 pm

I've recently done some simple stuff using the Mozilla SpiderMonkey engine (available at: http://www.mozilla.org/js/spidermonkey/):

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:26 pm

care to make a simple tutorial on how to set it up?

Murphy · Post by **Murphy** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:11 pm

XargoL wrote:I've recently done some simple stuff using the Mozilla SpiderMonkey engine (available at: http://www.mozilla.org/js/spidermonkey/):

Hey, I like the Applesoft BASIC style prompt.

To clarify what I said about doing it with JScript.Net probably being the easiest... this is because the .Net binding for Irrlicht is already maintained by Niko. In theory you'd only have to tweak/extend it, and it'd probably be a lot easier to keep current than if you were doing your own binding.

MikeR · Post by **MikeR** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:49 am

Interesting stuff here. I looked at spidermonkey yesterday. I found it impressive.

My only problem with using jscript with .net as a binding, is that it's windows only. (the .net framework) and I'm looking for more cross platform application. I like Irrlicht enough to learn C++ so that I can use it. I do plan on starting out windows only, but have a mac port in mind for a future date, so want to stick to things that are already ported, or are in the process.
Thankyou all for your replies. They've been quite helpful.